Sperm structure and motility in the eusocial naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber: a case of degenerative orthogenesis in the absence of sperm competition?

BACKGROUND: We have studied sperm structure and motility in a eusocial rodent where reproduction is typically restricted to a single male and behaviourally dominant queen. Males rarely compete for access to the queen during her estrus cycle, suggesting little or no role for sperm competition. RESULT...

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Autores principales: van der Horst, Gerhard, Maree, Liana, Kotzé, Sanet H, O'Riain, M Justin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3247228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22142177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-351

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3247228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22142177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-351

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